{"podcast":{"title":"GROGPOD Roguelike Podcast","slug":"grogpod-roguelike-podcast-5811904","podcast_index_feed_id":5811904,"rss_url":"https://grogpod.zone/feed.xml","website_url":"http://grogpod.zone/","image_url":"http://grogpod.zone/assets/img/grog_itunes_square.png","author":"Scott V. Burger","episode_count":102,"summary":"The GROGPOD Roguelike Podcast is a bi-weekly show about four friends talking about a featured Roguelike game. We cover the full spectrum of titles, from the more modern, action-oriented games like Binding of Isaac and Hades to the traditonal roguelike designs of games like Cogmind and Caves of Qud. Join us each episode as we unpack what makes a roguelike game fun (or not) and then rank it against the compendium we've compiled thus far.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T10:17:53.012298+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grogpod-roguelike-podcast-5811904"},"episode":{"title":"Hoplite","slug":"hoplite","published_at":"2026-03-11T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grogpod-roguelike-podcast-5811904/hoplite","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grogpod-roguelike-podcast-5811904","url":"http://grogpod.zone/2026-03-11-hoplite/","audio_url":"https://grogpod.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/hoplite.mp3","summary":"This Is Part Of! … the roguelike pantheon of short games! A beloved mobile game classic, we hop in to Hoplite this week: the Greek underworld dungeon crawling chess tactics inspired puzzle game of spear-chucking, shield-bashing, and hoppin! Featuring at seemingly simple 16-floor dungeon that can go on infinitely should you so desire, the game also boasts a seemingly bottomless pit of bespoke puzzles. So get swipin and swipe on that play button either for the pod or the game, they’re both good! Custom RSS Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Music Transcript 1:39 - Game stats 4:55 - One sentence description 8:19 - Mobile gaming on the go 9:45 - Tutorial & Mechanics 19:26 - Quest for the Golden Fleece 21:30 - Enemy Types & Elegance of Game Design 22:05 - Filler Games vs. Epic Games: Scope & Value Discussion 31:31 - Altar of Apollo Upgrades & Upgrade System 37:44 - Challenge Modes, Daily Puzzles & Bonus Dungeons 41:51 - Sound & Music 1:01:15 - Rankings & final thoughts 1:09:15 - Similar games & show wind-down Next episode: Slay the Spire 2 Contact us at grogpodzone@gmail.com! https://grogpod.zone Intro music: Stolen Momens - Orballo Jazz Cuartet Outro music: Hoplite Main Theme","meta_description":"This Is Part Of! … the roguelike pantheon of short games! A beloved mobile game classic, we hop in to Hoplite this week: the Greek underworld dungeon craw…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4837,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grogpod-roguelike-podcast-5811904/episodes/hoplite/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grogpod-roguelike-podcast-5811904/hoplite.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}